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Uranium-235 "burnt" in conventional reactors, without fuel recycling, is a non-renewable resource, and if used at present rates would eventually be exhausted. A cutaway model of the 2nd most powerful presently operating fast breeder reactor in the world.
The most common fuel used in conventional nuclear fission power stations, uranium-235 is "non-renewable" according to the Energy Information Administration, the organization however is silent on the recycled MOX fuel. [225] The National Renewable Energy Laboratory does not mention nuclear power in its "energy basics" definition. [226]
A coal mine in Wyoming, United States. Coal, produced over millions of years, is a finite and non-renewable resource on a human time scale.. A non-renewable resource (also called a finite resource) is a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption. [1]
U present at 55 ppm in all natural uranium samples, uranium-235 is ultimately a finite non-renewable resource. [53] [54] Due to the currently low price of uranium, the majority of commercial light water reactors operate on a "once through fuel cycle" which leaves virtually all the energy contained in the original 238
A number of fuel cycles and breeder reactor combinations are considered to be sustainable or renewable sources of energy. [150] [151] In 2006 it was estimated that with seawater extraction, there was likely five billion years' worth of uranium resources for use in breeder reactors. [152]
Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium radioactively decays, usually by emitting an alpha particle.
[123] [124] Although the uranium ore used to fuel nuclear fission plants is a non-renewable resource, enough exists to provide a supply for hundreds to thousands of years. [ 125 ] [ 126 ] However, uranium resources that can be accessed in an economically feasible manner, at the present state, are limited and uranium production could hardly keep ...
The raw energy resources include for example coal, unprocessed oil & gas, uranium. In comparison, the refined forms of energy include for example refined oil that becomes fuel and electricity . Energy resources may be used in various different ways, depending on the specific resource (e.g. coal), and intended end use (industrial, residential ...